The Nation’s Report Card: Technology and Engineering Literacy

Title:	The Nation’s Report Card: Technology and Engineering Literacy
Description:	This online report presents results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2014 technology and engineering literacy (TEL) assessment. The report includes national results on the performance of eighth-grade students. Results are presented in terms of average scale scores and as percentages of students performing at or above the three NAEP achievement levels: Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. In addition to overall scores, results are reported by racial/ethnic groups, gender, type of school, and other demographic groups. Results are also reported based on students’ responses to a survey questionnaire about their technology and engineering learning inside and outside of school. In addition, thorough descriptions of four released scenario-based tasks help to illustrate the types of skills measured as part of this first-ever NAEP TEL assessment. Overall findings indicate that female students scored higher than male students in TEL overall.
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Cover Date:	May 2016
Web Release:	May 17, 2016
Publication #:	NCES 2016119
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	NCES
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Keywords:	Achievement
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: William Ward.